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SPRING GOODS
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED
OUR NEW SPRING
White Goods
Ginghams
Percales and
Calicoes
CALL AND SEE THEM
I BALTZER & DODDS D. G. CO.
HALLEY'S COMET IN SIGHT
How Astronomers Have Predicted
Coming of Astral Derelict Accu
ratelySome Strange Facte.
ltnllrr'a comet again la approach
ing the enrth after an absence of 75
rArs While swinging around In
fpnce It visited a region that la per j
Imps r0.000,000 mllca more uisinni
than the outermost planet of the so
lar system. Although It la not sched
uled to arrive at Ita perihelion tne
point least distant from the aun -un
til Julr 10. 192. or possibly the lat
ter part of 1911, depending on the
amount of planetary disturbance, It
I robably will be rlalble to the naked
eye In a short time.
After an eiposure of an hour re
cently In Heidelberg, Oerranny, a pho-
tncranhlr nlnfe showed the comet a
a nebula of the alxtcenth magnitude. '
Another photograph haa Juat been ae-
cured of the comet at the Yerkea ob- i
servatory, near Wtlllama Hay, V1
(INCORPORATED)
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NOTICE TO W. O. W.
Assessment No. 232 for January, Is
due and must bo paid by February 1,
or you will stand suspended. Call at
Hickman Bank and pay same
' JOHN PYLE. Clerk.
THREE SMALL FIRES.
The "wild-cat" fire alarm has been
working orer-tlmo during the past
week.
Friday morning at 2 o'clock our
citizens were called up to watch a
caboose, of the N. C. & St. L. rail
road burn. Too car was standing on
a track with a steep Incline; the
brakes were released and the car, a
mass of flames, hiked down the grade
making a grand pyrotechnlcal display
Sunday morning at 5:30, flro broke
out in the 4-rooni residence of Geo.
Calllson, in West Hickman. The flro
made such headway before help ar
rived that both bouse and contents
wero totally destroyed. The resi
dence waB owned by Judgo H. S.
Murrell; he carried 300 Insurance.
Calllson had $250 lnsuranco on the
contents. The origin of the fire is
unknown. It Is said that a straw
bed caught fire Saturday night and
iad to be carried from the houso.
ater. It was brought back, with pos
tly a Utile fire in it which might
ave caused the blaze.
Monday afternoon about 3:30 tho
,arin was again sounded. ThUtlmo
vacant residence, of six rooms, own
J by the Harry heirs, and located
a out thirty feet east of the Hollow
me on the bill, burned. As the
use was unoccupied, it Is a mys
ry how it caught fire. Thoro was
) Insurance on the house, which
as one of tho oldest in lliekman.
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Policeman Sid Hamby has tho
umps. Looks like ho catches ov
i rythlnp that comes along. Last fall
li took a degree in small pox.
HEALTH AND VITALITY.
Mott'a Nervine Pills
Tho great nerve and brain treat
ment for men and women, produces
strength and vitality, builds up the
system and renews tho normal vigor.
For sale by druggists or by mall, II
per box, 6 boxes for $5. Hickman
Drug Co., Incorporated.
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ESTRAY NOTICE.
Taken up by W. N. Drasfleld, living
about six miles southeast of Hick
man, Ky., one red heifer about one
year old with no marks or brands.
Valued by mo at J 12. SO.
Witness my hand this 17th day of
Decenibor, 1909.
V. A NAYLOU, J. F. C. C.
Attest: S. T. Ho per. Clerk.
STRAY MULE.
On Thursday, December 3th. 1909,
while camped in Lako County, Tenn.,
southwest of Mabol. one of my mules
strayed nway. It Is three years old,
past, black, maro mule, ID hands
high, mealy noso and light round tho
eyos. Any Information leading to the
recovery of the mulo will bo properly
rewarded. W. A. SCALES, It. F. D.
No. 7, Uonton, Ky. 29
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Prayer meeting at West Hickman
Chapel Friday evening at 7:16. Sun
day School Sunday tit 2:30 p. in.,
and preaching at 7 p. in., by Iter. W,
N. Motheuy.
Farmers Institute nt Fulton today
and tomorrow. Good roads will bo
one of tho lending topics. Attend If
you can.
LADY WANTED.
To Introduce our very complete line
of beautiful spring wool suitings, was
fabrics, fancy walstlnga, sllka, etc..
hdkfs, laces and petticoat. All up
to date N. Y. City pattern. Finest
line on the market. Dealing direct
with the mills you will find the price
low. I'roflta $10 to $30.00 weeklr.
Samples and full Instructions pack'J
In a neat sample case, shipped ex
press prepaid. No money required.
Excluslvo territory. Write for partic
ulars. He first to apply. Standard
Dress Goods Co., Dept. F. 1, Illng
haraptou. N. Y. 1 28
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One of tho most enjoyable events
of the holiday season was tho six o'
clock dinner given by Miss Mabel
Wilson lu honor of her guest. llo-s
Cheshire, of Nashville. The elabor
ate menu, served in seven courses,
was excellent. The color scheme of
pink and white was emphasized by a
handsome cut glass vnso filled with
pink and witlto roses In tho center of
tho table, on either end a candelabra
pink shades, pink and white mint
rosettes and place cards, hand paint
ed In pink clover blossoms, added
beauty andd graco to tho decorations
Tho hostess was charming In a gown
of pink embroidered crepe do chltn
The guests were Misses Virginia I'ra
ther, Charlotte. Hubbard. Ilcttlo De
How and Messrs. Fcrdlo Maddox,
W. C. Heed and A. E. Owen. (Omit
ted from last week.)
J. A. Moore, superintendent of the
Mengel Hox Co.'s plants hero, orders
his paper sent to Ilayvllle, Miss ,
where ho has gono to oversee the
construction work of a $200,000 mill,
which Is being built thero by V C.
Mengel and otliors, Mr. Moore Is on
of tho best men In his lino In the
state, and when It comes to solving
knotty problems well, he's "Johnny
on tho spot." Ho will be gone scv
oral months.
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COLD WEATHER
Cold weather invariably means coughs and throat troub
les, and a cough once started may easily terminate seri
ously if not checked. As the best cough remedy we
heartily recommend
Tar Pine
This syrup quickly, surely and safely relieves all coughs, colds,
bronchitis, hoarseness and other throat and lung troubles. It
is pure and sure, and pleasant to take. Use it and be safe.
HELM & ELLISON
Course of Comet.
Solar bodies above the seventh mag
nitude cannot bn aeen without the
aid of a telescope.
Extraordinary attention Is being
paid to the return of this celebrated
comet. It la of particular Interest to
scientists because It was the first
known to travel In a closed orbit Ita
brilliancy, sensational slie, record of
Its returns the consternation once
spread through the world by the be
lief that It would destroy the earth
make it the most famoua comet in
history.
In 1682. In the reign of Charles II.
of England, a comet of extraordinary
alze appeared, which was observed
by Newton. Halley and other astrono
mers of the time. Halley fotlowed Its
course among the stars and, compar
ing his observations with the records
of previous comets, came to the con
clusion that the comets of Hf.6, 1S31
and 1C07 were only different appear
ances of the same object He staked
his reputation on a prediction that
the comet would return In about 76
years. True to this prediction. It did
appear in 1768, when Edmund Halley
had been sleeping In his grave for 14
years. The reasou the name of Pa
litach, a Saxon peasant, haa been pre
served to posterity la that hla eye
was the flrst to catch sight of the re
turning comet It wu on Christmas
night, 1768. he saw the comet and
cheated the professional astronomers
of the honor.
The flrst recorded appearance of
Halley's comet was U. C. 130. when
It was believed to herald the birth of
Mlthtidates. In 10C It waa seen
equal to the full moon In alze. In Its
appearance In 1456 Its tall reached
from the horizon to the zenith.
The following facta connected with
the appearance of tho comet In 1835
re taken from Herschel's "Outlines
of -Astronomy:"
It developed no tall until October
X and on that day the nucleus waa
observed to become suddenly bright
er and to throw out a Jet of light
from Its Interior part.
Ita Ull attained the greatest length
of 20 degrees October H. a.nd bodLert
For Sale
Workingmen's Lots !
G. B. Bond's Addition
to West Hickman
The beat located and Cheap
eat propert you can buy.
Will make EASY TERMS. Lota
sold to WHITE PEOPLE ONLY.
See me at the Oil Mill.
-G. B. Bond.
Business Chanae
I tnlfr llita munna nf ! f '. .1
- , ""'nK uie public that I
hnvc purchased the entire stock of tlic Hickma
Grocery Company, and. to mnkc n long stw
short, solicit your pntronngc. The bus.ncss will
continue nt thd "old stand." I shn cnj
to carry the best line of groceries and meats m
Hickman, and am going after business by mak
ing it to your interest to trade with mc.
On Monday, January 1 7th
a new policy will be inaugurated which will save
you 5 on everything in our line. Five cents
on the dollar will be worth the saving to you
and 1 had rather sell at 95c on the dollar for
cash than $1.00 on credit. So, on nnd after
Jan. 1 7th, wc will charge no goods but will sell,
for your convenience, n small coupon book at
5 less than its face value. These coupons
will be the same as cash nt our store, you will
know exactly what you arc spending nnd there
will be no "queer" looking accounts coming to
you on the first of each month. It also gives
the cash purchaser an advantage over the credit
customer which is right. 1 believe you will
like the new plan.
1 shnll endeavor to keep in my employ po
lite, accommodating salesmen, and give prompt
delivery service to all parts of the city.
Thanking you for past favors nnd trusting
to merit n continunncc of your pntronnge, I am,
Respectfully,
C. L. Walker
tlrely disappeared before Ita perihel
ion passage of November It.
At the anterior luminous Jet, mean
while, singular and capricious
changes succeeded one another with
such rapidity that on no two succes
sive nlghta were the appearances
alike At one time It was alngle, at
another time fan-shaped or swallow
tailed, while at other times two,
three or even more Jeta were darted
from the comet In different direc
tions. In receding from the aun It passed
through a aeries of changes scarcely
lesa remarkable and Anally disap
peared May 6, 1831
SCIENCE NOTES.
I.ake Superior, the largest body of
fresh water In the world. Is about
equal to Ireland tn area.
. The eyes of the chameleon move In
dependently of one another.
A loaf of bread will keep much long
er If placed tn a covered crock than
In a Ua" box.
PILESI PILES!
Williams' Indian Pile Ointment, will
euro Wind, Illcedlng and Itching Piles
It absorbs tho tumors, allays itching
at once, acta as a poultice, gives in
stant relief. Wtlllama' I'llo Ointment
Is prepared for 1'llea and itching of
the privato parts. Sold by druggists,
mall COo and It. Williams' Mfg. Co.,
I'ropa., Cleveland, Ohio.
I litno purchnscd the Joy Klorat
Co. Flower Agency from H. K. Cur
II ii, nnd have tho excluslvo agency
for the year 1910. The Joy flowers
have been well represented horennd
-very one knows us to tho reputation
of tho flowers that the Joy Floral
Coiiiixiny put out. 1 wish to statu
that nny order, largo or small, will
ueelvo tho very best attention of
the Joy Floral Co., and wlUi my as
Hlfttanco, wo will try to mnku tho do
delivery nnd flowers satisfactory In
every respect. Miss Ilonnlo Carpon
tor.
Thi Arithmetic jl Spirit.
"As n rule." said the cynic, "one
rouy rerkon the number of his trim
f i lends on the hiRem of one hand."
W ll." niiswered the good-nntured
person, "iiiiybody who counts up his
friendships the Annie as he does his
muney doesn't desurve nny moro."
Tho, famous Douclns shoes aro sold
only by A. B. Darkott In Hickman.
Nothing bolter for bad weather.
The Knell of Argument.
"'Tnlirt much uso o' argulir," said
Undo Kbon. "If you's talkln' to a
mnn d.it tins mo' sense dan you has,
do ben" thing you kin do is Id keop
quiet nn' listen. An' if you's tnlkln'
to ono dnt nln't got as much sense as
you has you's wastln' you tlmo tryln'
to pass around onmchure education."
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0.1ve a. II. Moore a share of your
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY,
Hickman Independent
Telephone Co.npiny,
63 Hallow, R. I). , , ,Ru
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131 DtxltU Co. y y k 3. U O&t
3-3 Davis, A V iltr .
S3 Fulton County Court
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21 Farmers & Mr htc'3 tnk
nrnv II 1.
S3 Johnson, W C
4 2V4 King. Norris
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48 Hickman Ice t Coil U
12 Hickman Tacking Co.
10 Helm & Klllion ,
21 Hickman Courier
9 Hickman Drug Co. . .-.
20 Hickman FunnUire to
48 Hickman l.o & Coal CJ
07 Hickman Wacon to
11 iii.ttn, itnrilvare Co.
ISO Hubbard & Hlacklord, Dn
63 Hickman Hank
2C Hubbnrd, Ur J M ,
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0 Ledford & IUndlo .
27 Lett, A. II,
2 Moore, Frank S.
28 Nowlon, J C
42 Itlco, N. l.
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14 Hlco, li. C
52 Seat & Iega'o
4-3 SpoUjht, It. H
77 Smith & Auiberg ..
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62 Self, Tom
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414 Townseu'J, Jmc
36 Wheoler, I R
30 Wright, 1M
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m.i vou ever tbn ' u(.f
funny Incident of c u -".htf
Ihey were Uirov...
interest lug P X au)bor lj J
That Is the Wi'tt."'..1" The il
writing o Viu . - (b, grj
Uncle SCeke nu u lbe W
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